GCC7A9 Hill Cache (Traditional Cache) in Oregon, United States created by NYLEVE

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GCC7A9 ▼

A cache by NYLEVE Message this owner

Hidden : 1/20/2003

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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This is a two-part cache. But at the first site, you'll get to log a benchmark for free! The two sites are within walking distance; you shouldn't need to park your car twice.

Find benchmark QD1527. This is supposedly located at N44° 3.633' W121° 18.633'. (We actually found it closer to N44° 3.656' W121° 18.647'.) We'll use the official numbers as the starting point for the math which follows.
Just a few steps away from the benchmark, you should see a historical plaque that tells you when Deschutes County was established, along with some other useful facts.
What's the difference between the year in which the county started renting a school and the year when a suspicious fire occurred? Multiply that difference by 26 to get a three-digit number. Add that to the latitude (north-south) minutes.
Add the year of the WPA grant to the year that Deschutes County was established. Take the last two digits of that number to get a two-digit number. Subtract that two-digit number from the longitude (east-west) minutes.
You now have calculated the coordinates of the actual cache. It's a normal-sized ammo box, but it's not in plain sight.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrnir ab fgbar haghearq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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